‘We usually have birthday picnics at the lakeside,’ Anna said, ‘but in this heat, with everything so dry – just look at the yellow grass! – and all that dust blowing in the wind, not enough water to paddle in, and the poor, stricken wildlife we’re bound to come across, we might as well sit in the shade under the veranda and invite your friends to join us there, for tea. We’ll make some ice cream, shall we, and a big chocolate cake—’ ‘With glacé cherries on top, and cream inside?’ Mattie was excited like a child. ‘If that’s your favourite, it shall so be! Now, who would you like to come? You won’t mind waiting until Saturday afternoon, will you, then Charlie and Griff can join us.’ ‘I’d like to invite Grace, Tommy and Lydia. I’m not sure about Edwin. He didn’t appear pleased to meet us when we all arrived at Moose Jaw. We hardly had a chance to say goodbye to them. Oh, would Ollie and Treesa come, d’you think?’ ‘Treesa would insist on serving the refreshments.
What do You think about The Watercress Girls (2011)?
